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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 27 September 2020

On Sunday 27 September, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind8.11 GW28%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.64 GW6%Solar1.49 GW5%Gas8.74 GW30%Imports3.10 GW11%Nuclear5.70 GW20%28.3GW AVERAGE28%30%11%20%
Price
£29.55/MWh
Day average £29.55
Demand28.3GW
Generation 25.9Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables34%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
146g/kWh
0Day average 146300
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Key moments

On Sunday 27 September 2020, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 19:20. Carbon intensity averaged 146 g/kWh and the price £29.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 03:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £5.73/MWh at 03:30 to £54.76/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.495.1%Wind 8.1127.9%Gas 8.7430.1%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 1.645.6%Nuclear 5.7019.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 25.9avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 19:20
Low 20.4 · 04:40Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.9Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
73 Out
11
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 27 Sept

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 27 September 2020, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 27 Sept
Imported
73GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.50GWImporting

In 35.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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